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Letters Patent No. 7 6,478, dated .April 7, 1858.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, G. W. LOCKHART, of Charlestowmin the county of Clarlgl. and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improyement in Hay-Press; and I, do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will `enable others skilled in the art vto make and use the same,

' reference being had' to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The drawing represents a side view of my improved beater-prcss, the beater-drop being in section to show its interior. arrangement.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction -of a beater hay-press, and consists inthe arrangement of a drop-beater in connection with a horse-power, and operated by means of a rope and pulleys, and also a.pressblock or follower, worked upwards by means of toggle-bars, .that travel on frictionlrollers upon a platform, and are operated by a drumy on the horse-power shaft with rope and pulleys.- This press-is easily and cheaply made, andoperates wvith great power and dispatch.

A is the balechest,.in a vertical frame, B, at the lower part of which is a. long platform, C, in line with the drum D,- on the horse-power shaft E, turned by the sweep F; G is the lower press-head or follower, in the bale-chest A. The follower G ispivoted to .two togglebars or spread legs H H, which are s et within the fram- .ing and the-platform C, in such manner that, as they .close together, they raise lthe `follower G, and as they open, they lower it in the bale-chest, which movement is accomplished'by means-of friction-wheels orrollers a a, on each toggle-bar, 4resting ou the platform C, upon which they roll back and forth when the toggle-bars arc moved to raise or lower the press-follower G, by means of the cord b, that passes from the drum D over the pulleys c c',4 in the ends of the. toggle-bars H H, as shownl clearly in the drawing. When the rop'e Iris-wound upon the drum D, the toggle-bars H H are drawn together, land the press-,follower G nscends in the bulc-chest A, to compress the-hay against the uppenfollower or'beaterl, which is held in place to'resist the pressure, b v catching against shoulders' Z el in the frame B, by means of wing-blocks e e, as hereinafter explained., But when the ropeb isiunwound fromthe drum D,A the lower follower G rests upon shoulders d d', to resist the pounding oi' the beater I when it drops topaclc the' hay. The rope b is hooked and unhookedasrequired. The

beater I is connected with a horizontal hoist-wheel, J, onthe Vhorse-power shaft E, bya hoisting-ropqg, that passes .under a pulley, z, at the lower part of the press,- ancl overa pulley, h', at the top ot the press, which ropeg is fastened to spread arms k lc, on the ends of which are the wing-blocks e e, that are drawn inwardl within the frame B, when the follower is hoistedby the rope, by the closing of the arms k k, and fall Voutward to catch against the shoulders 'd d, when the rope gis relaxed, and the beater rises -under the pressure of the lower follower- G upwards. The Vhoist-wheel J isv loose upon the ,power-shaft-E, and in order to operate, is m'ad'e to turn im one directiouvwith the shaft, by means of a catch-bar, m, that engages the Isweep F by its own weight, keeping it in a perpendicular position until it is disengaged by a cam-block, n, in order to let thebeater drop. The catch-bar m may also be hooked up .out ot' the way,for the operation of the shaft to compress the hay with the lower press-follower, vThe bale-chestA is provided with side doors, asusual, and one side is a Hap-door, p, 'which is opened by means of' a side-weight, q, to put hay in thel press, and is` closed by means :of a rope, r, passing under thepulley s, and over'the pulleys', to apivot-bar, c, which is forced outward to close the 'door by the beater when it rises. The iapdoorp may he fastened up by a button, w.

The operationof the press isobvious. i

Having thus'pdescribed'my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The levers HH pivoted to the follower G, when provided with thefulcrum-rollcrs a a, at about the centr(` of their lengths, adapted to travelupon the horizontal vplatform c, 'while their lower ends bearing the pulleys c, are below said platform, all operating as described, for the'purpose specilied.'

The above specification ofmy invention signed by me, this9thday of February, 1867.

v G. W, LOCKHART.

Witnesses:

D. BRIDGES, s J. B. CLAPP. 

